Injury Prevention
The trauma and burn professionals at UAB aren’t just passionate about saving lives – they also want to prevent injury before it happens. UAB offers the following evidence-based injury prevention programs across the state to schools, churches, senior centers, hospitals, and other groups upon request. Learn more by clicking below:
- Stop the Bleed – Stop the Bleed is a national campaign from the American College of Surgeons to empower bystanders to stop bleeding and save lives.
- Fall Prevention – Falls in the elderly population make up a significant percentage of UAB’s trauma cases. Our injury prevention professionals take evidence-based programs to local senior centers.
- Burn Prevention – Our burn care team teaches essential burn prevention including fire safety, first aid for burns, how to prevent cooking-related burns, and more.
Trauma Survivor Support
UAB is committed to supporting trauma patients beyond their stay at the hospital. Below are some of the outreach programs offered.
- Trauma Survivors Network – The Trauma Survivors Network is open to all trauma survivors and their families and caregivers. The TSN offers peer support through mentoring and support groups.
- The Heroes and Healers Gala – an annual event presented by UAB Trauma honoring trauma patients and the first responders and healthcare professionals who saved their lives and helped them on their road to recovery.
- Compassion Closet – Started by UAB medical students, the Compassion Closet provides clothes for trauma and emergency patients whose clothes were damaged or cut off due to injury.
Trauma Education Programs
The Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is dedicated to education: training the next generation of surgeons and trauma professionals and sharing expertise and knowledge to improve trauma care across the state of Alabama. We offer the following trauma education courses: